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Suki Chan
Suki Chan filming Still Point in 2011
Born
Hong Kong
NationalityBritish
Known forVideo art
Installation Art
New Media Art
Notable workMEMORY (2019),Lucida (2016), Still Point (2012), Sleep Walk Sleep Talk (2010), Interval II (2008)

Suki Chan (born in Hong Kong) is an artist and filmmaker whose work uses light, moving image and sound to explore our perception of reality.[1] [2] [3] [4] She is drawn to light as a physical phenomenon, and the role it plays in our constantly shifting daily experience of our environment, be it urban or rural.[5] Her pieces vary from photography, film installation to mixed-media sculptures.[6] [7]

Chan is based in London and is represented by Tintype Gallery.[8] She is also a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art.[citation needed]

Education

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1996: Foundation in Art and Design- Winchester School of Art

1999: BA Fine Art- Goldsmiths

2008: MA Fine Art Chelsea

Commissions

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Chan has been commissioned by various organisations to produce work for both galleries and public spaces; including Science Gallery Dublin,[9] Film and Video Umbrella,[10] Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art,[11] The Young Foundation, Art on the Underground[12] and Aspex Gallery.[2][13]

Collections

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Chan's work is included in the collections of the Museum of London,[14] University of Salford Arts Collection,[15] University of the Arts Art Collection,[16] David Roberts Art Foundation and the Ingram Collection.[17]

Honours

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In 2008, she was nominated for the Northern Art Prize[18][19] and in 2010, she was shortlisted for the Renaissance Art Prize.[20]

In 2009, Chan was one of the six young British artists featured in the BBC's series School of Saatchi.[21][22] On the show, Tracey Emin who said that her work was better than some established artists. "The film's flipping brilliant," she said. "There's a few artists' names come to mind when I saw it but this knocks spots off them."[23] Chan's work also received a positive review in The Guardian newspaper from the art critic Robert Clark who wrote "Suki Chan's art makes us wonder in more ways than one. It enables us to treasure the wonder of the world through daring to suggest the dreadful cost of the loss of such wonderful phenomena."[22][24]

Residencies

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In partnership with Bluecoat and Arts Council England, Chan was invited to be one of the artists in residence at the Belong care village, Crewe. Chan interviewed residents which formed the basis of her project, CONSCIOUS.[25][26][27]

In 2005, Chan completed a residency at the Osteopathic Centre for Children, producing 1,000 origami cranes for their permanent installation at the charity's Manchester base.[28][29]

References

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  1. ^ Kember, Pamela (2010). "Suki Chan: The Space Between". Third Text. 24 (5): 635–637. doi:10.1080/09528822.2010.502784. S2CID 143539289.
  2. ^ a b "Double Act: Becca Voelcker; Suki Chan". whitechapelgallery.org. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ Patrick, K. (2000). Contemporary Visual Arts. G+B Magazines Unlimited. ISBN 9783908247999. ISSN 1028-5040.
  4. ^ "Suki Chan | www.greenroomutd.org". greenroomutd.org. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Artangel |". artangel.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Suki Chan « a-n The Artists Information Company". a-n.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Suki Chan - Artist Biography and CV". culturehall.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Suki Chan". tintypegallery.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Suki Chan | Commissions | Projects |". Film and Video Umbrella. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ^ "CFCCA Archive: Person: Chan, Suki, artist, (b.1977)". Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Art on the Underground - Current Projects". art.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  12. ^ Chan, S.; Bushnell, J. (2012). A Hundred Seas Rising. Aspex. ISBN 9780955025846.
  13. ^ "Sleep walk sleep talk". Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  14. ^ "New Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art". University of Salford. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Interval II". collections.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Suki Chan « The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art". ingramcollection.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  17. ^ "2008 Prize Northern Art Prize". northernartprize.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Northern Art Prize 2008 | Artists talking | a-n". Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Italian Cultural Institute London". icilondon.esteri.it. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  20. ^ "London Solo Show for BBC School of Saatchi Finalist Suki Chan : Saatchi Art Magazine : News and Updates for Art Lovers". magazine.saatchiart.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Suki Chan | The Book of Travels". thebookoftravels.org. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  22. ^ "Charles Saatchi hunts for new star on artists' answer to X Factor - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Saatchi Art Artist: Suki Chan; Color 2009 Photography "Sleep Walk Sleep Talk, film still"". ap.saatchionline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  24. ^ "'It helps residents stay healthy': the benefits of arts in care homes". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  25. ^ "'Suki Chan, Feb 19". Bluecoat. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  26. ^ "CONSCIOUS Suki Chan". Arts Council England. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Hatton helps launch kids' project". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Stop the tramlines, I want them cut off". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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